Glad to see low team actually got a fighting chance this time, going by the last two episodes I was expecting them to be given a garbage bag and a stick for a tent

I’ve been using that smittybilt tent for the past 4 years and I’ve had no problems with it. I’ve absolutely loved it and used it a lot a lot

Yeah dude for $3500 I'd expect at least some lights and USB plugs. Low truck def won the tent challenge in my book. I would like to see them tested in a snowy night though...

My wife saw me watching this video and said, "That looks cool! We should get one of those!" We took our two kids camping for the first time in our new smittybilt XL on our first gen sequoia for Memorial Day. Lots of fun! Thanks!

Give Nolan the high team next season. I would love to see how James n Zach deal with the cheaper more labour intensive parts

Bruh we need a full episode of the trip, that must HAVE** been fun as hell, like a vlog or something

I keep on coming back to this video because it reinvigorated my desire for camping. Pre-eighteen, my family and I used to go camping like 8-10 times a year, but as you get more experience, you start upgrading more. We went from a tent, to tent trailer, to trailer, to RV, and once you start getting up there it feels less-and-less like camping and more like a hassle because of all the preparation. Roof-top tents really feel like a great mix between tent camping with modern amenities to make it easier.

Regarding camping in winter, someone else might have already answered, but the low tent seems to be more apt for it. Number one priority in winter camping is sufficient ventilation, to avoid condensation, that will get your sleeping bag humid, and thus, ineffective to keep you warm. Second most important thing is to have enough support in case it snows during the night. Snow doesn't drip down the roof, and it's heavy. We had a surprise snowfall during the night on mother's day weekend.... one of the tents collapsed... that's how the occupants woke up 😬

James: "HiTrucks tent is 3.5 times more expensive than LowTrucks". Me: "HiTrucks tent is 3 times more expensive than my car lol".

Both builds are looking super sick at this point. I’d buy either if I had the chance.

I personally think that the expensive one is better for colder areas since the completely closed up side will protect you from wind. I’m really curious about the Isolation difference

These guys make you wish you could hang out with them, friendly cool, humble, and still manage to deliver such a great content. Netflix spends $$$$ creating shows that are not even close to the level of engagements this team can achieve. Just marvellous to see this happening. Thanks DONUT!

PLEASE make the finale an extra long video. I love Donut in general and this series is the best!

Yo I hope we get an hour long ep of this road trip.

I love watching these dudes, they're so real. Just open, honest, and genuine guys that love doing what they do. Classic.

It's actually ridiculous that this content is free considering how high quality and well done it is in general.

I like how James doesn't try to hide the fact that he's just as baffled at these prices as we are.

James: "Some outdoor people are gross, and they sleep on the ground!" Me: *cries in backpacker*

The real lesson we should have all learned from this series is, thoughtful choices and a good selection of high and low end items that FIT your needs, is where to spend your money. If you get the wrong thing, you'll never get past that

Great video guys. We have low team $900 tent. Same ladder. 3 weeks ago we were camping in the Victorian high country (Australia). Around midnight the wife got up to go to the bathroom. She couldn't find the ladder, turned around and slipped from the very top. Broke both wrists and faceplanted, leaving gravel embedded in her face, a huge lump and needing stitches in various places. 4 hr drive out to a hospital. (Needless to say it could have even worse) Those ladders are DANGEROUS! We will likely get rid of our tent now, but I would definitely recommend grip tape on the rungs (and maybe a fall mat!)

It’s been great to see Nolan get more confident/competent over the years. Charge on big man!

I feel like the ability to close the camper with your sleeping bags already in the tent should even out the extra minute on LoTrucks setup and make the setup a draw.

This was awesome, thank you for making this video. I dont go camping that often but want to buy a roof top tent and make a point to get out there more often. Can't really justify spending 4k on a tent and don't want to completely throw away $1000 if the cheaper tent is garbage. Definitely going to add a RTT to the list now!

Is it just me or does even $900 for a tent with a floor seem batshit insane?

Have owned both tents and spent ~ 40 nights in each and this assessment is spot on. Skycamp is nice but would expect more for the price. USB chargers, lights? Something other than fabric map.

I spent my hard earned money on that exact same smittybilt and I love it. I’ve camped in the rain, the wind and the snow with it and it’s been fantastic.

As someone who lives in Colorado I find this episode exceedingly funny. Also if you love the outdoors, the San Juan mountain range is one of the most beautiful places here.

I put my rooftop on a trailer, that way I could have it up high, and put some stabilising legs on to stop it rocking. My tent is also pretty similar to low teams, but has a second tent that attaches to the underside around the ladder.

I really would like to have the roles switched for the next season. Nolan gets the expensive parts and James gets the cheap ones.

I need to know what happened to high truck’s bumper, and potentially a revisit on that episode’s outcome since it bent up so easily.

Love this comparison video guys! Been doing a lot of research on which RTT are the best. This helps me a lot to decide! Thanks again! 👍🏼

I have been thinking of getting a roof top tent for a while now. My biggest thing was either hardshell or soft. From this, I didn't even think about the hardshell side not having a window, which isn't a huge thing but definitely not ideal. It would also be great to have the bed set up in there all the time, which the hardshell can not. I also didn't quite think of the truck bed accessibility but not much you can do about that except putting in drawers. Great video though for sure

At 16 seconds in, I love how you put the Bigfoot walking past in the background between the 2 trucks.😁

Enjoy all your videos, they really help in asking the one question that everyone ask.👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you so much for this! I have been back-and-forth with buying a tent, and this really helps!

“The downside is that we can’t see out of the back of our truck, we can only use our mirrors.” Me: *Laughs in semi with 60 inch sleeper*

“Honey wake up, a new Hi Low episode” -My supermodel wife

This channel really is a gem. I hope they continue to make content like this.

Both are nice and keep you off of the ground which is great when the weather takes a turn for the worse you can just keep sleeping. As an older dude I prefer my Palomino slide in pop up truck camper. It takes 5 minutes to set up not rushing and 10 to break down no hurry. Yes its pricey but at 4 in the morning when nature calls, it has a bathroom with toilet and shower. The 2500 HD Silverado diesel that I put it on gets the same mileage as my FJ would get with a rooftop tent so.......... Great video guys. Keep them coming.

I love how the mounting was a draw, like there's literally no contesting the fact that the Smittybilt is better in that regard. It's also interesting that the ikamper won the setup contest even though the Smittybilt took a minute longer but is ready to sleep in when you're done with it, whereas with the ikamper you still have to go get all your shit that you're going to put inside of it.

Im on the super budget: bought a normal tent and put a wood platform on my roof rack.

Dudes thank you for sharing this video. I was keep looking for budget overland build. You have it.

The really nice jacket sentiment at 4:52 really resonates. Now that I've been working for a while and buying myself nicer things for a change, I feel like my opinion on buying expensive things has changed a lot. Biggest thing so far is I went from a 2010 Mazda 3 with 100k+ miles to a 2020 ND2 RF and, my god, I actually enjoy driving to work now lol. I even bought myself something other than a 10$ digital watch (me from even 2019 wouldn't believe it). Anyway this series is awesome! Keep up the good work frens

Dudes!! Really hoping to see a WTF video that shows how the Hi Truck's front bumper got bent so bad. (minutes 5:01 and 10:38).

This video for me is a huge win for Donut, they’ve expanded their brand to the point where everyone can enjoy, and the production quality is insane. You guys have come a long way, and it’s awesome!

Great review guys. I have enjoyed all your videos so far. Found you guys as I researched rooftop tents for my M416 trailer

I'd still go with the high team tint. Sure you have to angel the truck in the right spots but looks comfy with the dark colors. Both those tints went up quick af.

It's a good quality map when they remember to put New Zealand on it

It’s always a great day when hi low comes out with a new episode

One thing that comes to mind with the low tent is all the minor things you can fix that they had issues with. You could get mattress pad to add extra comfyness. You could probably keep it in their to because in the video they made it sound like they had a couple inches of room and could keep their sleeping bags in it. For the zippers making noise in the wind you could just put some black electrical tape on the zipper. You could probably even get some of those clear plastic windows and Velcro it on. all these modifications could potentially get rid of all the issues team low talked about while still being way below team high.

Of course I saw this the day after my tough decision between smittybilt vs. Ikamper but I think you guys just made me happy with my smittybilt choice thanks guys!

This is one of my favorite series ever on UKposts. All Donut’s teams personally it’s awesome

Zach sleeping wedged against the corner of the tent reminds me of when I was a kid. Coolest and most comfortable spot on the bed. 🤣

i'm so happy i found this! love the feel of the vid

I love how you guys put a comedic element into the video while still explaining the differences of cheaper vs. more expensive. I laughed quite a few times.

LOVE the Sasquatch cameo at 0:16, y’all are the best 😂

I wanna watch James squirm doing a low car while Nolan gets to brag about having hi car that would be gold

Ive seen this video many times, usually during lunch breaks. This bit always cracks me up 14:51 and 15:00

I kinda want the teams to swap if you guys do a next season. Would love to see Nolan get to work on Hi-Car :)

Buy a 900 dollar roof rack tent "put it on the ground." Pretty compelling argument to just get a nice 200 dollar regular tent.

Claim your “here within an hour” ticket right here

We have been using our smittybuilt RTT for 3 years. First Installed on our 2dr jeep jk then on our overland trailer. My wife and I are larger people. 200+ each and we have our two small dogs with us. The only complaint is the mattress. We have added an additional 3" to the thickness. For the price and features it is well worth the cost. We love it.

See I’m in FL. Hearing you say it was the middle of summer and beautiful out, sounds amazing.

Everyone being so nice to Nolan after being a minute slower on the setup was so wholesome. Making sure the bro doesn’t feel bad, that’s real friendship. James was even like “there’s not a lot of oxygen up here too” 😂🥺❤️

as an avid offroad enjoyer, I would love a full hour long video of donut media offroading. something along the lines of 4wd Australia/4wd247

the great roof top tent debacle. I'm a pretty avid camper and live relatively close to a decent national park that sees a lot of off roading at times of the year on the east coast. The only time you can use them here is at an established campground which I dislike some of the areas for that (too many people with no campground etiquette or too close to other campers). Only a few trails near by for overlanding and most have been ruined by those with no trail etiquette and destroyed some of it and most have limited spots to camp (which I have issue with because of people lacking trail etiquette). Meanwhile dispersed camping I know a bunch of spots and trails for (owing most to the Appalachian trail). since I already own most of the stuff for backpacking I can car camp relatively just as easy with slightly longer setup time (about 5 minutes for the tent and 2 minutes for the mattress). If you go this route I highly suggest a decent tent (Lynx ALPS is good for 3 season and like 180), a ground tarp or footprint (30 or so), sleeping pad for 50 (klymit static V, used it to sleep on while visiting my friends), and throw in a foam mat for 30 or so. only slightly worse than sleeping on a bed. If you need more comfort spend more on the pad or a thicker foam mat. Klymit has a 5 inch think foam padded bag for 150ish (it's 2.5 inch foam and 2.5 inch air basically what i have for cheaper but 1 package), Alps foam mat has 2 different thickness, 375 and 625 (that's their thickness btw) If I go with the low tent budget you can get REI grand hut 4 (300$ slightly larger than both tents) + footprint ($25), NEMO tensor pad ($170), and whatever style of foam mat you want (most are in the $50 range). 55$ cheaper than low and can add my dog into it unlike a roof top tent unless I want to spend 200 on the doggo ramp. I'm not climbing up and down with my 80lb beast under one arm and jumping from roof height is not good for the bones especially as they age.

Honestly though, it's 2021, we have some great plug and play Smart Mirrors available. Would be a great combination to have the Smart Mirror and use the camera to see behind you.

Donut is definitely capable of remaking this content into a "top gear" style special. Just saying...

So sad that this season is ending. What a great show! Keep it up guys!

We love our IKamper It’s always a great night sleep and the view of the stars at night are beautiful. I love waking up and seeing trees and hearing waterfalls. My husband has Every thing set up in 3mins. Happy camping ! Come drive across 🇨🇦 !!

Yep I have a ALU CAB rooftop tent and it is brilliant it is built to last a lifetime I have had it 12 months now and it has stood up to the harsh conditions I have been camping

I believe it when James said, "I tested our friendships.".

Love the artwork of the HiLow intro. I even noticed the upgrades you guys have done so far in the animation. Nicely done!

Love this episode in the series but regarding the “access of bed” you just have to plan your build around what you’re going to use it for and everything.

These are the best off road shots and videography 😍🔥👏🙌

To be honest, sleeping in a vehicle seems way easier than my homeless uncle made it seem 🤭

You guys need to "add a leaf" in the rear and make the suspension more load bearing.

i have a ikamper skycamp 2.0 i drive a skoda and i love it. this tent is so awesome. the quality is just great and its up in under a minute and closed in around 2mins. and on a normal skoda oktavia it still looks nice :)

if nothing else this show makes it REALLY good at showing you how to make YOUR car the best combo of Hi and Low parts so you never get more than you should while avoiding that which you deserve better than

I love these Hi Lo series; particularly this offroad season. Excited to see the finale and looking forward to the next Hi Lo! Team Hi is Cool, but I'm broke AF and have wheeled HARD with budget stuff, so Team Lo all the way

This channels development has been so satisfying. It’s like a mix of top gear and head to head.

very cool! new subscriber this morning! thanks for a great review and informative video!

Thank you. Great review. I watched a different video as well on the ikamper, they relay the same concerns. Nothing wow about it other than the material and price. I will look into a better option. God bless you all.

I hope there's a huge episode of B roll footage of you guys just enjoying the camping and outdoors.

Next hi-low needs a team swap, James on low, Nolan on hi

I have owned an IKamper 2.0 for two years. I camp with my 3 boys and I am a tall dude at 6'6" so the room in the IKamper is what sold me on it. It is very warm in cold environments making a tent heater unnecessary. It also has the nice feature of the hard shell which means it has virtually no noise when driving it. If you are a tall person or have more than one other person sleeping with you I would go with the IKamper. The only issue I have had is the paint on the roof started to break down after 18 months and I had to spray LineX on the roof to protect it.

1:32 James getting ready to say except the ocean

We need a full like hour long special of this trip!

I really love watching these videos because being someone who wants to buy all the stuff that they have, this is a really fun and helpful series

A friend has one that you push a button on the dash to set it up and it cast less than your expensive one. Added bonus with the hard shell you can mount a solar panel on it

Would be interesting to see how they both perform on a longer trip fo say 6mths or so. Just to see what breaks and what don’t.

Got to love the Sasquatch cameo LOL

The clam shell has two big advantages which is superior wind protection and at least some insulation for when it’s cold

Smittybilt on a K1500 Contractors ladder rack. Great straight forward video, thank you!

I laughed so many times in this video. Thank you. Humor was on point.

every time James opens he always sounds like "I can't believe we spent this much on this thing."

Hard shell is amazing when you have heavy wind or rain. You can point the hard shell into it. Doing that in the softer shell will be a rough night. From experience with both.

A rooftop of any sort does keep you up and away from most of the critters. But I've been happy with my 11x11 foot modified dome tent. Rooftop tent seems like a lot of work just to say you put a tent on your roof. Nice that you can un-bolt the Low and set it up on the ground. Probably a lot quieter, down on the ground. A lot of people report how noisy they are in the wind. I can usually sleep through any kind of racket, myself. The knowledge that I'm out of the wind but there IS strong wind is somehow quite restful, and it's like a lullaby.

Definitely would choose the Smitty Built tent. I like the access from both sides and the openness/views that provides. In cooler weather the slightly smaller size means better temperature control. As for the “not so great” mattress, there are plenty of options for upgrading to a more comfortable one (especially considering the savings over buying the much more costly tent). The price difference leaves plenty of money to invest elsewhere such as a Dometic camp fridge/freezer. I would prefer the higher mounting set up like what was used on the hi-truck simply for the better access to the truck bed. All said, I thoroughly enjoyed this comparison video as I have looked into both tents and couldn’t see the advantage that justified such a price difference. 👍

I am a van conversion enthusiast, seeing all of the work it takes to get an overlander together makes me appreciate my van even more everytime. My roof conversion was more money, but it is dope and has soo much space!